ROGER HISLOP: Time has run out for ESG smoke and mirrors

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ROGER HISLOP: Time has run out for ESG smoke and mirrors
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US and UK watchdogs are setting up task groups to tackle corporate greenwashing

has revealed that ESG has fallen as a top operational priority for nearly 70% of global executives. In SA, 10% of CEOs have stated that scepticism about greenwashing is their top challenge in communicating ESG performance to stakeholders. This is worsened by most countries not having laws or guidelines against greenwashing.

Aside from buy-in from institutional investors that are slowly making good on their commitments to favour zero-carbon companies, activist consumers are increasingly voting with their wallets, As getting these certificates can be time-consuming, property owners should start sooner rather than later to get energy efficiency audits done by the time it is officially implemented. There is an inherent payoff to having an EPC — if you have a handle on the problem, you can do something about it.

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